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WOOLSEY & HUBBELL.

Sled. v No.70 491, 4 v Patented Nov, 5, 1867.

NFETERS, FNOTO-U'IIHOGRAEHERJ WASHINGTON D. C.

e 51m @atmt essae A.. T. WOOLSEY AND A. F. HUBBELL, ()F SANDUSKY,'0H 10.Letters Patent 1%. 70,491, dated November 5, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN SLBDS.

TO ALL WHOM IT'MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, A. T. WOOLSEY and A. F. HUBBELL, of Sandusky, inthe county of Erie, and State i of Ohio, have invented certain'new anduseful Improvements in Sleds; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full and complete description of the same, reference beingbad to the accompanying drawings, making,

a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side view.

Figure 2 is a top view.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the views. Y I

Our improvement consists in making the runner and side rail of a sled ofone entire piece, which can he applied to either cutters. sleighs, orhand sleds.

In the drawing, A represents the runner, to which is secured the legs Bthat support the bottom or body, a, of the sled, the bottom resting onthe beams C, which extend from side to side, and to which the legs aresecured.- D D are the guards, secured to the ends of the beams O, and,extending. forward, are secured to the side rails, as shown in fig. 1. II

In the ordinary sleds, the runner and side rails A are made of distinctpieces, and jointed at the point 1:, thus requiring a great deal oflabor and expense in making them, and the joint is liable to becomeloose and break. But when made, as described, of one entire piece, beingcurved, as shown, all the expense and labor of making the joint isdispensed with, the guards on .each side acting as a brace to aid insupporting the said rail.

By this improvement the sled is more durable and simple in construction.

What we claim as our improvement, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-' r i The construction of a runner, A, and side rail, A, ofone entire piece, in the manner as and for the purpose set forth.

A. T. WOOLSEY,

A. F. HUBBELL.

Witnesses:

D. H. BRENNER, E. R. Dovn.

